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Encyclopedia > Denis Zvegelj
Olympic medal record
Men's rowing
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Coxless Pair

Denis Žvegelj, born on June 24, 1972 in Jesenice, Slovenia is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Area: 75. ... The GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004. ...


Rowing Achievements

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  • 1992: Barcelona (SPA) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop)
  • 1996: Atlanta (USA) – 4th place (coxless four with Sadik Mujkić, Milan Janša, Jani Klemenčič)

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  • 1989: Szeged (HUN) – 1st place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop)
  • 1990: Aiguebelette (FRA) – 1st place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop)

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  • 1990: Lake Barrington (AUS) – 7th place (coxless four with Sadik Mujkić, Bojan Prešern, Iztok Čop)
  • 1991: Vienna (AUT) – 2nd place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop)
  • 1993: Roudnice (CZE) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Iztok Čop)
  • 1995: Tampere (FIN) – 8th place (coxless four with Sadik Mujkić, Milan Janša, Jani Klemenčič)
  • 1997: Aiguebelette (FRA) – 4th place (coxless four with Sadik Mujkić, Milan Janša, Jani Klemenčič)

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Bio

Denis started rowing at the age of 12 at local rowing club in his hometown Bled. Serious rowing racing started in the coxless pair with Iztok Čop, when they won two junior world championships in a row (1989, 1990), then they finished 2nd in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 with Iztok Čop (the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia). In 1993 Denis and Iztok got bronze medal despite Denis's severe shoulder injury after bicycle accident. Denis carried on with going to study in US at Brown University where he was rowing for men Brown Crew and studying Mechanical Engineering. He was member of, at that time, unbeatable Brown varsity eight, which also won National Collegiate Rowing Championship in years 1994 and 1995. Area: 188. ... The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Iztok Čop (born June 17, 1972 in Kranj, Slovenia) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Brown University is a university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... The W16 engine from a Bugatti Veyron Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... The now defunct National Collegiate Rowing Championship was an quasi-official national championship for mens collegiate rowing held in Cincinatti, Ohio between 1983 and 1996. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


After return for summer holidays in 1994, he got in a car accident which prevented him to finish rowing season in pair with Iztok Čop, who went on in single to 1994 WRC. Only a few months later, another rower, Saso Mirjanic from Slovenian four, tragically died in car accident. So next year Denis, joined other three boys form four, to qualify for 96 Olympics. There they achieved 4th place in an incredible fours race, where all six boats were even almost from start to finish line. As next year's similar scenario repeated in WRC in France, when Slovenia was already called to pick up bronze medal, and later (after detail photo finish examination) moved to 4th place, and due to back problems, he finished his career.


Denis than focused in working, along with his father, in their machining design firm Basing in neighboring town Jesenice, which was moved to Bled in Jan. 2006. A steel mill at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... Area: 75. ... Area: 188. ...


Denis is a father of three sons Gal (17 March 1994), Maksim (25 September 1998) and Isak (3 July 2000) and lives with younger two sons, partner Nina Čelesnik, who is a known Dentist in Bled, and her daughter Evita. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Iztok Čop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (237 words)
Iztok, living in Radovljica, started rowing at the age of 13 at Slovenian best rowing club Bled.
Originally rowing in the coxless pairs, Čop finished second in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 with Denis Žvegelj (the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia).
Olympic Games 1992: Barcelona (SPA) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Denis Zvegelj) 1996: Atlanta (USA) – 4th place (single scull) 2000: Sydney (AUS) – 1st place (double scull with Luka Spik) 2004: Athens (GRE) - 2nd place (double scull with Luka Spik)
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